News at Eleven (Back Page): In the tiny parking lot booth

just west of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, Joe Binder writes his poems: odes to the Rat Pack and the old days in the neighborhood.

"The time was great, the people were nice
And the pizza was only five cents a slice."

Mostly, though, Mr. Binder parks cars. And though he celebrated his 100th birthday Thursday, he has no plans to retire.

from The New York Times: City Room: A Parking Lot Poet Turns 100, and Arthur Avenue Rejoices

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